It’s tough to beat the aroma of baking bread, as a visit to Angry Baker in Olde Towne East will
prove.

The small space has a small menu, but it is well-chosen and covers a relatively wide range of
offerings.

The soup of the day ($4 for a cup, $5 a bowl) is sometimes based on asparagus, which is creamed
into a good vegetable broth. A peppery background enhances the soup.

The chicken-salad sandwich ($8.75) has been reformulated. The honest chicken flavor is
complemented by dried cherries, walnuts, arugula and a new ingredient — goat cheese.

Most important, it has the tremendous benefit of the Angry Baker sandwich bread: substantial,
made with a dash of whole-wheat flour and lightly toasted.

The engaging veggie club ($8.50) assembles avocado, sprouts, a slice of unusually good tomato,
cucumber, spinach, aioli pesto and mozzarella. The double-decker is made with wheat bread. The
result is a balanced meal that is satisfying without being heavy.

Rich brioche bread is used to make a French toast sandwich ($7.75). The cinnamon-scented
sandwich contains ham, Swiss cheese and syrup. It is a delicately flavored and substantial upgrade
of ordinary French toast. Here, the eggs are already in the brioche bread.

But for those who want the syrup sweetness, this sandwich deserves a better maple syrup.

A fluffy, mocha-flavored frosting is plentiful on a vanilla-flavored cupcake ($4), with a
texture much more substantial than the average cupcake.